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yearly

yearly

75 1.0
Happening once every year
  • adjective
  • /ˈjɪrli/
translation icon : anual
  • The intensive English faculty members are appointed by CESL on yearly contracts at the home campus.
  • yearly income
  • a yearly review
  • a yearly report

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Examples

  • The mean family size was 3.3 members, with a mean yearly gross income of $16,844.

    Academic text (2013)
  • And it was also the yearly trip down home to Tennessee when she was small.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Oh, I have my yearly physical right after this.

  • So on a yearly basis I will block out.

  • Because those will make me way more money than real estate will on a yearly basis.

  • Obviously very important yearly event that I think anybody can benefit from.

  • I mean, you know, I gauge it based on what my yearly vision and goals are.

  • And they do a yearly trip to Africa... where they build wells and schools for kids.

  • I make a yearly donation to the "bear with me" foundation to help protect the lives of these precious and unique creatures.

  • After receiving my yearly performance review, I felt more motivated to work harder.

Synonyms

annual
vsyearly
721 1.0

Happening once every year

is used more as an adjective for scheduled events or payments
each year
vsyearly
275 1.0

Happens once every year

is the general term for the same idea beyond financial amounts
per year
vsyearly
169 1.0

How often something happens in one year, often for an amount of money

is a timing word applied more generally, not mainly for money
annually
vsyearly
125 2.2

Once every year

is the everyday word often used in casual speech rather than formal text
per annum
vsyearly
  • Formal
7 4.2

Each year, often used when talking about money amounts

is the everyday equivalent used in normal or informal language

Antonyms

35 7.0

Happening sometimes and in different places

27 3.5

Happening at no fixed times

How Often

daily
1.0
weekly
323 1.0
monthly
246 1.0
yearly
75 1.0
occasional
285 2.8

Surface Forms

yearly positive
yearlier comparative
yearliest superlative

Morphology

yearly = year (transparent) = year + ly

The suffix '-ly' is commonly used to form adjectives and adverbs indicating frequency or manner, making the meaning clear.

Etymology

Yearly comes from the simple word year and the ending -ly, which together mean 'each year' or 'every year'. So, something yearly happens once a year.